[HanCinema's Film News] New Korean Films Inbound...2014/08/09, K-Films Coming Soon:★★★★★ "Haemoo": A group of struggling fishermen decide to smuggle illegal immigrants to make ends meet, but bad weather intervenes with tragic results. (08/13)
★★★★ "18 - Eighteen Noir": A movie-loving high schooler gets involved with a deviant group at school with violent consequences. (08/14)
★★★ "Insect Kingdom 3D": A documentary that explores Korea's fascinating insect world in 3D. (08/14)
★★★ "Hope In Baseco": A group of unfortunate children are given a ray hope when a missionary comes to visit. (08/14),...More

[HanCinema's Box Office Review] 2014.07.18 ~ 2014.07.202014/07/21, Koreans continue to go ape for Reeves' revolutionary rendition...
Matt Reeves' apes enjoyed a second term at the top as it continued its dominance as Korea's film of choice. Last weekend "Dawn of the Planet of the Apes", the sequel to the 2011 film "Rise of the Planet of the Apes", entered the Korean market and captured 47% of box office pie to take gold. Week two for the blockbuster was just as successful as it added another 1M stubs (48.5%) to bring its total tally now to 3.1M ($24.3M). The only local representatives in this weekend's top ten came in the form of "The Divine Move", "Confession", as well as Kim Seong-hoon's action drama "A Hard Day",...More

Summer of Horror2006/06/12, Source, With the summer season approaching, local movie-goers can look forward to a host of new horror films, a Korean cinema staple during the hot and humid months of July and August. Film companies bank on the Korean tradition of beating-the-heat by going to a bone-chilling horror movie in an ultra-air-co,...More

While film is an old Western tradition, Koreans have long relied on horror flicks to cool the summer heat. And as the summer season lurks just around the corner, serial killers, freaks and ghosts are out in full force to chill moviegoers.

Local movies are falling behind their Hollywood rivals at the box office this summer with their market share dropping from over 80 percent in February to under 40 percent in June.

The backlash might not be surprising since summer is traditionally the season whe,...More

'Bunshinsaba' strikes at forced conformity2004/08/03, Source, In a homogeneous society, it is often dangerous to be different from others. People come under enormous pressure to follow the widely held beliefs, fashions and lifestyle pursued by a majority of society. Straying from this perceived normalcy, or collective uniformity, invites a severe backlash.
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[Local and Foreign Films With English Subtitles]2004/07/16, Source, ▣ Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival
Through July 24
Puchon, Kyonggi Province
The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival returns with another batch of science fiction, fantasy and horror films. In its eighth year, the event, also known as PiFan, has expanded from its loyal,...More

Puchon festival offers alternative films2004/07/15, Source, Movies tend to create and pursue fantasy, offering a much-needed reprieve for people sick and tired of their unbearably boring and mundane lives.
This general perception takes on a special meaning when it comes to the Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival which kicks off its 10-day run toda,...More

Weird, Freaky Films Galore at PiFan 20042004/07/13, Source, The Puchon International Fantastic Film Festival will open Wednesday in Puchon, Gyeonggi Province, marking its 8th anniversary. The festival will go on until July 24.
261 works (83 feature films and 178 short films) from 32 countries are participating in this festival. 72 more works will be put on,...More

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